Chemistry of Biological Processes: An Introduction

• Main Author: Marc Fontecave (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Collège de France 2014
• Subjects: chemistry; bioinorganic chemistry; molecule; biological chemistry
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

Life depends on the ability of living organisms to effectively harness the chemical potential of their environment, namely the sun, for energy, and a certain number of molecules which exist on the Earth's surface, such as water, oxygen, carbon dioxide, nitrogen, etc. These molecules need to be...